Noel's Blog

This is great news for our local real estate market - the number of single family homes for sale in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines area MLS is down to 950.  It will rise as 2010 gets rolling, but it helps to start the year well under the 1,000 mark.  All indicators support the prediction that 2010 ...

With the end of the year approaching, there are 985 single family homes on the market in the Pinehurst Area MLS.  Inventory levels dropped under 1,000 a few weeks ago and remained low.  That is a great sign for our market.  The holiday season partly accounts for the drop, but home sales have reco...

The inventory of single family homes in the Pinehurst area MLS is dropping weekly and is about to go below the 1,000 mark for the first time in 2 years.  The Pinehurst MLS includes Southern Pines, Whispering Pines, Aberdeen and all of Moore County, NC.  The decline represents improved home sales ...

Homes for sale in the Pinehurst NC area MLS are still dropping in inventory.  Now there are 1,069 single family homes for sale in the Pinehurst - Southern Pines area.  Sales of more expensive homes are still very sluggish, but there has been more activity lately when it comes to houses priced ove...

About a month ago, the number of single family of homes for sale in Moore County (which includes homes in Pinehurst and Southern Pines) dropped below 1,100 and as of my last post on Sept 9 was down to 1,096 homes.  As of today (Oct 15), the inventory is down to 1,074.  Normal for this time of yea...

For Pinehurst real estate and Southern Pines NC real estate, it's been an interesting year.  The inventory of single family homes in Moore County NC topped the 1,000 mark in January 2009 and the number continued to rise throughout the Spring and early Summer, reaching a peak of about 1,170 in mid...

If you own or rent a home in Moore County, NC, you may be interested in info about recycling.  Recycling doesn't have to mean saving the planet single-handedly, but it can mean making your home safer by safely getting rid of dangerous or unwanted materials around the house, in the attic or the ga...

The US Golf Association recently announced that the Women's US Open will be held at Pinehurst in 2014 on the Pinehurst No. 2 Golf Course.  The tournaments will be held back to back in June 2014. This is great news for Pinehurst, Southern Pines and the entire area, which is a great place to live. ...

Southern Pines NC has a lot of holiday events that are fun for the whole family.  Three biggest events are: 1. The Southern Pines Christmas Parade.  The Parade takes place on the first weekend in December.  Broad Street is blocked off and the sidewalks fill up quickly before floats, antique cars ...

The dining room at Whispering Pines Country Club is now being managed by the Ironwood Cafe and it's owner, Vince Continenza.  The restaurant is now called Woody's and they are doing a great job.  The menu is similar to Ironwood, except for the fact that there is a lot more "comfort food" availabl...